I’m in Paris today with several world leaders for a big announcement on energy and climate change. It is deeply moving to be in this city just two weeks after the horrific attacks here, and I am inspired by the way the French people have persevered in such a difficult time.
Two related initiatives are being announced at today’s event. One is Mission Innovation, a commitment by more than ten countries to invest more in research on clean energy. The other is theBreakthrough Energy Coalition, a global group of private investors who will support companies that are taking innovative clean-energy ideas out of the lab and into the marketplace. Our primary goal with the Coalition is as much to accelerate progress on clean energy as it is to make a profit.
I have no idea whether or not YOU are destroying the Earth as claimed by Obama at the United Nations climate change summit. But arguments and statistics like the ones presented below, keep me skeptical
Over time there have been periods when it has been colder than it is today.
For most of the Phanerozoic it has been much warmer than it is today.
Life has persisted during periods both hot and cold.
There is no one “right” temperature.
Carbon dioxide has always been present in Earth’s atmosphere.
Over time there have been periods when CO2 has increased and decreased naturally.
For most of the Phanerozoic it has been much higher than it is today.
Life has persisted during periods with high CO2 and low CO2.
CO2 levels will change with or without human contributions.
Over time there have been a number of ice ages—Life has endured multiple ice ages.
For most of the Phanerozoic there have been no persistent polar ice caps.
Those who say CO2 is the most important factor in climate change, that human GHG emissions will cause runaway global warming, have no historical basis for such claims. …
Given 4 billion years of Earth history and 542 million years of complex life, blaming mankind for 9,000 years of global warming seems rather silly. …
Be safe, enjoy the interglacial and stay skeptical. …
The Canal Solar Power Project is a project launched in Gujarat, to use 19,000 Kilometre long network of Narmada canals across the state for setting up solar panels to generate electricity. …
The pilot project will generate 1.6 million units of clean energy per annum and also prevent evaporation of 9 million litres of water annually from the canal. The project virtually eliminates the requirement to acquire vast tracts of land and limits evaporation of water from the 750 meter long canal, tackling two challenges simultaneously by providing energy and water security. …
I hope this works.
related –
U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) that seeks to prevent the Department of Defense from using funding to address the national security impacts of climate change.
See who voted YES (not to study climate security risk) and who voted NO (to study the risk).
The GOP must change or die, long term. The voters are moving towards accepting Global Warming as a fact while Republicans cling to denial.
If that data is solid, “warming” looks real enough to me.
Key glaciers in West Antarctica are in an irreversible retreat, a study team led by the US space agency (Nasa) says.
It analysed 40 years of observations of six big ice streams draining into the Amundsen Bay and concluded that nothing now can stop them melting away. … BBC
If those glaciers really do disappear, over the projected next couple of hundred years, they would add roughly 1.2m to global sea level rise.
Let’s say, for the sake of argument, that the Earth is warming. … What do we do about it that would actually have any positive effect long term? And what would it cost? 😦
That must change if they hope to regain the Presidency.
In 2009, 54% of Republicans and 64% of Democrats said humans have evolved over time, a difference of 10 percentage points. Today, 43% of Republicans and 67% of Democrats say humans have evolved, a 24-point gap.
Only 43 percent of Republicans believe in evolution compared with 72 percent for American college graduates. Scientists overwhelming accept evolution as the dominant scientific theory of biological diversity.
I thank Brian for the link. Long a “global warming” skeptic, cosmic radiation theory is my new default explanation for the long series of ice ages and warmings we’ve experienced for millions of years.
NEXT?
Can we somehow harness cosmic radiation for energy?
Whether or not Petroleum products are warming the Earth, they’ll run out soon.
Rick McCharles 